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Outline of Guinea-Bissau
Overview of and topical guide to Guinea-Bissau From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guinea-Bissau – country located in West Africa.[1] Guinea-Bissau is the 8th least extensive country in continental Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west. Formerly the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea, upon independence, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name in order to prevent confusion between itself and the Republic of Guinea.
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General reference

- Pronunciation: /ˌɡɪni bɪˈsaʊ/
- Common English country name: Guinea-Bissau
- Official English country name: The Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Guinean
- Demonym(s): Bissau-Guinean(s)
- ISO country codes: GW, GNB, 624
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GW
- Internet country code top-level domain: .gw
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
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- Guinea-Bissau is: a country
- Population of Guinea-Bissau: 1,695,000 - 147th most populous country
- Area of Guinea-Bissau: 36544 km2
- Atlas of Guinea-Bissau
Location
- Guinea-Bissau is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
- Extreme points of Guinea-Bissau
- High: unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 310 m (1,017 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 724 km
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- Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 350 km
Environment of Guinea-Bissau


Natural geographic features of Guinea-Bissau
Landforms of Guinea-Bissau
- Glaciers in Guinea-Bissau: none [2]
- Rivers of Guinea-Bissau
- World Heritage Sites in Guinea-Bissau: None
Regions of Guinea-Bissau
Ecoregions of Guinea-Bissau
Administrative divisions of Guinea-Bissau
Administrative divisions of Guinea-Bissau
Regions of Guinea-Bissau
Sectors of Guinea-Bissau
Municipalities of Guinea-Bissau
- Capital of Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
- Cities of Guinea-Bissau
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Demography of Guinea-Bissau
Government and politics of Guinea-Bissau
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- Form of government: semi-presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
- Elections in Guinea-Bissau
- Political parties in Guinea-Bissau
Branches of the government of Guinea-Bissau
Executive branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau
Legislative branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau
Judicial branch of the government of Guinea-Bissau
Foreign relations of Guinea-Bissau
Foreign relations of Guinea-Bissau
International organization membership
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Guinea-Bissau
Law of Guinea-Bissau
- Law Enforcement in Guinea-Bissau
- Judicial Police
- National Guard
- Constitution of Guinea-Bissau
- Human rights in Guinea-Bissau
Military of Guinea-Bissau
- Command
- Forces
Local government in Guinea-Bissau
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History of Guinea-Bissau
Culture of Guinea-Bissau
- Cuisine of Guinea-Bissau
- Languages of Guinea-Bissau
- National symbols of Guinea-Bissau
- Prostitution in Guinea-Bissau
- Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau
- Religion in Guinea-Bissau
- World Heritage Sites in Guinea-Bissau: None
Art in Guinea-Bissau
Sports in Guinea-Bissau
Sports in Guinea-Bissau
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Economy and infrastructure of Guinea-Bissau
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 182nd (one hundred and eighty second)
- Communications in Guinea-Bissau
- Companies of Guinea-Bissau
- Currency of Guinea-Bissau: Franc
- Health care in Guinea-Bissau
- Mining in Guinea-Bissau
- Stock Exchange in Guinea-Bissau: none – served by the regional stock exchange Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
- Transport in Guinea-Bissau
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Education in Guinea-Bissau
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